Alarm > Alarm > Example: How to create a new alarm

This example describes step by step how to create a new alarm in Cordaware bestinformed version 6.

1) Create a template for your new alarm. Use the New Info app for this purpose.

2) Open the overview "My alarms".

Now open the mask with a click on to create a new alarm.

In this mask you can now define the settings of your new alarm. The following settings are available:

Name	Enter the name of your new alarm here.
Description	Here you can enter a description of your alarm.
Template name	Select here the name of the template you want to send with the alarm.
Alarm type	The you can specify the type of alarm Alarm to all other rooms: The alarm is sent to all currently connected Infoclients in rooms other than the trigger room. Unassigned clients won't receive an alarm! Locational alarm (Use escalation levels): The alarm is sent as configured in the alarm circles. Locational alarm within template receivers: Identical to "Locational alarm (Use escalation levels)". However, the recipients can be further restricted with filters etc. specified in the Template. Info to template receivers: The recipients specified in the Template's filters etc. will receive the alarm, ignoring alarm circles. Info to alarm sender: This alarm type is displayed exclusively to the client triggering it. Use this setting to test your alarms
Trigger type	Determines the trigger type of your alarm. (Key combination or panic alarm). You can find more about the panic alarm here.
Key combination	Define your individual key combination for this alarm here.
Time to press (in MS)	Select the press time in ms here. The alarm is only triggered when the key combination has been pressed and held for the specified print duration.

Advanced settings

Status text	The text entered here is displayed when the alarm has been sent.
Display time of the status text	Duration for how long the status text is displayed.
All-Clear	With the settings entered here, the all-clear message can be designed even further.
Script	Here you can store one or more filters of the Script type, which will be executed immediately after the alarm is triggered.

Now check the box in the lower right corner to activate the alarm. You can then save your settings.

Attention!

If you want to display the trigger name or the trigger location via ScriptVars in your alarm template, the alarm type Location based alarm (use escalation levels) must be selected!